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Subject[PATCH] kmod: prevent kmod_loop_msg overflow in __request_module()
Due to post-decrement in condition of kmod_loop_msg in __request_module(),
the system log can be spammed by much more than 5 instances of the 'runaway
loop' message if the number of events triggering it makes the kmod_loop_msg
to overflow.

Fix that by making sure we never increment it past the threshold.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
---
kernel/kmod.c | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index ddc7644..a4bea97 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent);
if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > max_modprobes) {
/* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */
- if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5)
+ if (kmod_loop_msg < 5) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n",
module_name);
+ kmod_loop_msg++;
+ }
atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
return -ENOMEM;
}
--
1.7.3.1


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